Google to Scoop Up Real Estate Sites — Google is obviously very focused on local broadly but also some key verticals within the segment. One of those is real estate. — There were a number of sources recently that asserted Google was interested in buying Trulia. (Maybe it still will.)

Scaling the Digital Wall in China — The Great Firewall of China is hardly impregnable. — Just as Mongol invaders could not be stopped by the Great Wall, Chinese citizens have found ways to circumvent the sophisticated Internet censorship systems designed to restrict them.

Fa.il: Bing's URL Shortener Is Longer Than Bing's Own Domain — Everyone is getting into the URL shortening game these days. Google, YouTube, and Facebook are just a few joining the likes of the established players such as Bit.ly. And now Microsoft is jumping in. But there's something weird about their URL.

Laptop Search Documents Revealed — Though some travelers object to border agents reading their e-mail and viewing their digital images, the government insists “they're like pages in a book” and defends its right to review them. — Documents detailing nine months of searches and seizures …